Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.

Original Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 05/01/2003, Docket: RP03-352-000, Status: Effective

Original Sheet No. 230 Original Sheet No. 230 : Effective

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

9. SCHEDULING, CURTAILMENT AND IMBALANCES (Cont'd)

(d) Ranking will be included in the list of data elements.

Southern Star will use service requester provided rankings

when making reductions during the scheduling process when

this does not conflict with tariff-based rules.

(e) Southern Star will support the following standard nomination

cycles:

(1) The Timely Nomination Cycle: 11:30 am for nominations

leaving the control of the nominating party; 11:45 am

for receipt of nominations by Southern Star including

from Title Transfer Tracking Service Providers

(TTTSPs); noon to send Quick Response; 3:30 pm for

receipt of completed confirmations by Southern Star

from upstream and downstream connected parties; 4:30

pm for receipt of scheduled quantities by Shipper and

Point Operator (central clock time on the day prior to

flow).

(2) The Evening Nomination Cycle: 6:00 pm for nominations

leaving control of the nominating party; 6:15 pm for

receipt of nominations by Southern Star including from

TTTSPs; 6:30 pm to send Quick Response; 9:00 pm for

receipt of completed confirmations by Southern Star

from upstream and downstream connected parties; 10:00

pm for Southern Star to provide scheduled quantities

to affected Shippers and Point Operators, and to

provide scheduled quantities to bumped parties (notice

to bumped parties), (central clock time on the day

prior to flow).

Scheduled quantities resulting from an Evening

Nomination that does not cause another service

requester on Southern Star to receive notice that it

is being bumped should be effective at 9:00 am on gas

day; and when an Evening Nomination causes another

service requester on Southern Star to receive notice

that it is being bumped, the scheduled quantities

should be effective at 9:00 am on gas day.